Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleDuring Friday's annual reading of victims' names at Ground Zero in New York City, 9/11 widow Terry Strada interrupted the ceremony to accuse Saudi Arabia of complicity in the 2001 terrorist attacks. After honoring her late husband, Tom Strada, she expressed deep frustration over the prolonged lack of accountability, asking how nearly 25 years could pass without justice for the families. Strada characterized the handling of Saudi Arabia's alleged involvement in the September 11 attacks as “one betrayal after another” during her speech. She directly called on Vice President JD Vance to convey her message to President Donald Trump and urged top political leaders to stand with the families of the victims. Her emotional address drew applause from the audience gathered at the Ground Zero ceremony in Manhattan. In fullAnti-Saudi Arabia rant on stage takes over reading of 9/11 victims names and draws applause from familiesMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
9/11 widow interrupts memorial ceremony with a message for Vance and Trump
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleDuring Friday's annual reading of victims' names at Ground Zero in New York City, 9/11 widow Terry Strada interrupted the ceremony to accuse Saudi Arabia of complicity in the 2001 terrorist attacks. After honoring her late husband, Tom Strada, she expressed deep frustration over the prolonged lack of accountability, asking how nearly 25 years could pass without justice for the families. Strada characterized the handling of Saudi Arabia's alleged involvement in the September 11 attacks as “one betrayal after another” during her speech. She directly called on Vice President JD Vance to convey her message to President Donald Trump and urged top political leaders to stand with the families of the victims. Her emotional address drew applause from the audience gathered at the Ground Zero ceremony in Manhattan. In fullAnti-Saudi Arabia rant on stage takes over reading of 9/11 victims names and draws applause from familiesMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
